Butterfly Eyes

Butterfly Eyes 

(7 years)

I have two little butterflies

On my face

One is my left eye

The other is my other eye

Flutter and fly

My little butterflies

Like the movies

Flickering.

Like when I went

To see ET

And I cried.

And the butteflies

Were the quickest

Then.

Butterfly Eyes 

(17 years)

I have two of them

Butterflies

On my face

One is my left eye

The other is my right eye

Stay still butterfly

Stay awake little butterflies

If you blinkity blink

Who will lose?

In a staring contest?

Win?

Lose?

I don’t want to win

I don’t want to lose.

I just think the oceans

In our eyes

And it’s an excuse to chase

Butterflies again

In a more grown up way.

Flicker open

Stay awake.

Curled the lashes

Like Waves up and round

Like a beach holiday.

Like wings with a movie

Inside.

I don’t want to win

I don’t want to lose

I just want to love
you.

Butterfly (Aged 45)

I have two of them

Butterflies

On my face

One is my left eye

The other is my right eye

Stay flickering in flight

Little butterflies

When you wander

Now you see so much more

So much deeper

So much hidden

So much beauty

So much change

So much detail.

Stay brave little butterflies

Don’t look away

No need to stray

From what must be said

What matters most.

Stay gentle little butterflies

In feelings

Or focused hard on love.

Flicker open 

Stay awake.

Curled the lashes 

Like Waves up and round 

Like a beach holiday. 

Like wings with a movie 

Inside. 

I don’t want to win

I don’t want to lose

I just want to love 

You. 

One eye, two or blind

We see together anyway

All of us

Little butterflies

Gentle on the winds

Of love.